Past Vibes
April 2026
This Month’s Theme: Caring for the planet while caring for your own well-being.
Connection to nature boosts mood, focus, and purpose and small eco-habits protect your world and your wellness.
Journal Prompt:
What outdoor space (on or off campus) helps you feel most grounded and why?
Vibe: Just Be… Grounded
Research says:
Elliot DI Faculty Fellow Profile – Hadi RahmatiWhen School of Visual Communication Design Assistant Professor Hadi Rahmati met Computer Science Assistant Professor Raiful Hasan at 911³Ô¹Ï's new faculty orientation in 2023, their conversation about their respective research interests led to an important project. They're working together to solve a big problem: how can self-driving cars communicate better with pedestrians?Based on suggestions from Hasan, Rahmati read about 20 research articles on human-machine interaction and noticed something important was missing. None of t...